Sentence examples for old measures from inspiring English sources

The old measures (points per game, rebounds per game, etc).

"The old measures of economic activity," she says, "are not what we need for the future.

His announcements were, they said, mostly old measures dressed up in new clothes.

But it was written in Old English and used old measures like poles, not yards or feet or acres, and you have to interpret that.

Persisting with pay plans that reward old measures of success risk Shell and BP becoming obsolete and ultimately going bust, the report says.

Martha J. Kanter, the U.S. under secretary of education, told delegates that the old measures used to define teaching quality, like certification or credentials, were no longer adequate.

The headline rate is now 0.3%, compared with 0.8% on the old measure.

The end of the old measure means schools can finally be rid of the dreaded C/D borderline.

Out goes the old measure, which ranked secondary schools on the proportion of pupils gaining C grades or higher in five GCSE subjects including English and maths.

The consumer prices index differs from the old measure Retail Price Index because of the absence of housing and council tax costs.

This strips off all the legislative frills and furbelows of the old measure, which were meant to protect the delicate sensibilities of opponents from the sight of women in episcopal frocks.